You won’t get much more than ten years out of your water heater -- 12 years, tops, with routine maintenance. Your water heater’s ...

If you’re like most homeowners, you look for every way to squeeze as much efficiency out of your energy-hungry appliances. Your ...

Let’s take inventory of your toolbox’s contents, shall we? You have flathead and Philips-head screwdrivers, a hacksaw, pliers, and ...

One valve to rule them all. Your main water shutoff valve controls all of the water coming into your house. A twist of the knob or ...

CLANK! THUD! BANG! If these are the sounds that greet you every time you turn off a faucet, then your plumbing has a water hammer. ...

The thing about saving water is that it also saves energy. Your water heater accounts for about 18 percent of your utility bill -- ...